Nurse
Lizbeth Gomez
5 Job duties that are commonly performed in this career
•Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
•Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
•Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
•Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions
•Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions
5 skills that would be needed in this career
Active listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Service Orientation — actively looking for ways to help people.
Speaking — talking to others to convey information effectively.
Coordination — adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
A description of the education needed for this career (high school diploma, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, etc...)
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Some college, no degree
5 items that describe different parts of working conditions/work enviroment/work context
Telephone — how often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
Contact With others — how much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — how often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
Exposed to Disease or Infections — How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
5 interest that would be helpful if you were going into this career
Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
5 values that fit this career choice
Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
information on wages (how much is it typically paid an hour, or salary) and employment outlook/trends(how fastor slow is it expected to grow, by what percentage)
Median wages (2012) $31.48 hourly, $65,470 annual
Employment (2012) 2,712,000 employees
Projected growth (2012-2022) faster than average (15% to 21%) Faster than average (15% to 21%)
Projected job openings (2012-2022) 1,052,600